I think I’m done venting for the time being. Thank you for bearing with me through my momentary madness.
Today I encountered the following poem and have decided to share it in an effort to turn this literary mood to a more peaceful state. If I’d remembered this gem a few days ago, I could’ve saved myself a bunch of angry outbursts…
Continue readingI should go ahead an apologize to the moms right now: I’m sorry this week’s posts are so anti-female. I do realize the Bad Guy can be of either gender.
That being said, the next inflammatory remark I’d like to comment on is this one:
“[Mom] was willing to let [Dad] have [child] every other weekend, but that wasn’t good enough for him. [Dad] is making it an ugly divorce because he won’t agree and now they’ll probably end up in court.”
Continue readingOn the heels of my previous rant… This comment is another which angered me:
“The parent with a greater percentage of custody should be the one to make all decisions regarding the kids.”
Continue readingLast night I watched “Welcome Back, Pluto”, a DVD about parental alienation from Dr. Richard Warshak. As I’ve mentioned before, PA is a subject I feel quite strongly about, so I was overjoyed to hear this gem existed. I bought it right away.
Continue readingLast week, I overheard one woman tell another, “I’m having a hard time with him lately. When he goes to his dad’s, it’s anything goes. Then when he comes back to me he doesn’t listen and has a horrible attitude. And I have to be the bad guy.”
This past weekend, I heard a father (different family entirely) say, “I get so little time with my kids. I don’t want to spend it enforcing rules! I want them to be carefree and have fun so they have happy memories of their visits with me.”
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